Barcelona vs Celtic, Tue 23rd Oct, KO 19:45

Will come down to goal difference because both teams will be on 4 points.

 

It's not as if they weren't trying to prove a point tonight. They were at us constantly bombarding us with attacking football, we defended magnificently.

 

* 4 minutes added on aswell anyone else find that a bit puzzling?

 

Don't want that would rather a Spartak win, if Benfica win and then beat us we are out

 

Some match stats:

Barca with 82% possession and 89% passing accuracy. Celtic with 18% possession and 54% accuracy. Shots 28-6 in favor of Barcelona. 15 corners to 1, 21 total fouls (10-B vs 11-C). One offside a piece.

Hooper was Celtic's most accurate passer with 16 passes from 25 attempted for 64% accuracy. Wanyama attempted most passes with 22 out of 42.

Xavi completed 177 passes out of 182 (Champions League record), team had 849 completed passes out of 954. Celtic team completed 182 passes in total out of 337 attempts.

 

Means though if we get a score draw against Benfica we are near enough guarented to go through

 

unreal......

 

And you were still lucky to beat us:bbpd:

 

Tbf that is outstanding but expected

 

Barca get a lot of these decisions unfortunately.

 

Sammy going off was a big blow. Hardly lost a header all night.

 

Did nothing, bar his 2 FK's! :icon_mrgreen:

 

I don't believe we need a draw at home against Barca. If we lose that and Benfica beat Spartik. The table will look like this...

Barca.......12p
Benfica.....4P
Celtic.......4
Spartik.....3

A draw at Benfica isn't out of the question. which would leave equal on points going into the last game, where they would be going to Barcelona and we have to beat Spartik at home. 4pts is all that's needed

 

POrto

 

A scoring draw in Lisbon will put us above them with them at Barca and us at home to Spartak where a draw would put us through (assuming Barca dont lose to SLB). In fact if Benfica win and we draw with them (scoring) then we could afford a draw with Moscow at home and go through.

 

Don't want that. A Spartak win gives them six points.We want either a draw there or Benfica winning. Because Spartak could take something against Barcelona at home as the freezing weather is a great leveller, and Barcelona may have qualified anyway, so we don't want Spartak winning.

 

look at the game tonight it was 5 barca players only, that held 9 of our players in and would not let us out of our own box. why cant you not see this, yet feel as if we where cheated out of something. papering over cracks is not what i want
ill give credit if we have a go but i can assure you all it took all 9 of our guys to hold of, or get in the way of, because had there been any less defending we would have been looking at a 5 going on 6 of a defeat, so there is no need for going over the top with our play we just have to live with what we have, and come January as to what, and who we have to sell. at this minute in time we are miles of the pace. will we get a run in this cup, I do not think so sorry. we are where we are for now. do we need to build a team, yes but can we hold onto what we have, I dont think so, we are going to be a selling club

 

What in your opinion has been our best performance this season just name the team we played?